Seeing that Song Zheng was so polite, Lu Hengshan couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You stinky boy, come to me like this, don't play this fake trick, sit down and listen to me!" ”

Song Zheng didn't feel it, in the past six or seven days, he has been cultivating himself and calming down. So there is no smile on her face, she always looks faint, and Ming'er is not good at words, let alone making Song Zheng happy. Therefore, when Song Zheng was studying, she only came over to sit quietly for a while and silently accompanied Song Zheng. Although Song Zheng was a little moved in his heart, he was still unwavering. This time he was scolded by Lu Hengshan, and he felt that he was a little more relaxed.

Lu Hengshan saw Song Zheng sit down and said, "The first thing is about the martial arts competition on the entire Shandong Road. Yang Tong is more familiar with this matter, let him talk about it! ”

"Martial Arts Academy?" Song Zheng asked with some confusion. When he was in a class at the martial arts academy, he heard some students talk about it once. However, his mind was not on this, and naturally he did not listen carefully.

Yang Tong said: "The martial arts competition is a competition set by Qiao Zhenchuan, the governor of Shandong Road, after taking office three years ago, saying that it is to promote the martial arts style of the Great Qi. Shandong Road belongs to 12 states, including Qizhou, Qingzhou, Weizhou, Laizhou, Dengzhou, Mizhou, Yizhou, Yanzhou, Yunzhou, Jeju, Xuzhou and Shanxianzhou. The martial arts institutes of these twelve states all sent teams to gather in the capital of Shandong Road, that is, Qizhou Licheng (now Jinan), to compete in the competition. The twelve states are divided into three groups, and each group of four teams will choose the winner of each group after two head-to-head battles. The top of these three groups will be contested two more times before the final seat is arranged. ”

"Oh? So how many people are there in each martial arts academy? How to compare? ”

"There are 31 people from each martial arts court, and one of them is a 'temporary general', which means a temporary general. Fight with wooden weapons. Bows and arrows can also be used, but they are flat-headed. The competition venue is at the large training ground of the Licheng Martial Arts Academy. When the time comes, a range of 100 zhang long and 60 zhang wide will be drawn on the training ground, and each side of the competition will occupy one end, and the winner will be the one who grabs the opponent's team flag. At that time, the weapons of both sides will be plastered with white ash, and as long as there are traces of white ash on the vital parts, such as the head and torso, they must take the initiative to withdraw from the game. Of course, if you go out of the field, you will also be considered to have withdrawn from the game. ”

After listening to Yang Tong's introduction, Song Zheng was silent.

Lu Hengshan scolded with a smile again: "Stinky boy, I don't believe you can't guess our intentions? ”

Song Zheng smiled bitterly: "I naturally know the intentions of the guards. However, I will take the Xiucai exam in the hospital in the summer, and if I pass, I will also take the lifting exam in Licheng in the fall. I'm afraid I won't have time to participate in this year's martial arts competition. What's more, I'm not a student of the Martial Academy! ”

When Lu Hengshan and Yang Tong heard this, they were both stunned, and Lu Hengshan said: "It shouldn't be a big problem for you to participate in the Xiucai exam, but why did you take the lifting exam this year?" Since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, there have only been two fifteen-year-old lifters, and you are only fourteen years old this year, is it too early? ”

Song Zheng knew his own family affairs, and he smiled bitterly: "I naturally took advantage of my young age to participate a few more times and accumulate some experience." I didn't want to kill it in one fell swoop. In the next year, he also made it clear to the adults and Brother Yang that he would listen to his father's teachings and take the imperial examination as his career, how could he not do his best! ”

Speaking of this, Lu Hengshan couldn't help but groan.

Song Zheng saw that Lu Hengshan was a little embarrassed, and couldn't help asking: "It's just a competition, the garrison won't value it so much, right?" ”

Yang Tong explained: "It would be nice if it was just a simple exchange between martial arts academies. Governor Qiao had granted permission for the first three martial arts institutes in each competition to get five, three, and two places respectively. As you know, the martial arts exam is more difficult than the wenju. In the past three years, there has only been one martial artist in my Mizhou Martial Arts Academy. In the neighboring cities of Yizhou, Weizhou, Qingzhou and Laizhou, students from the martial arts academy are promoted every year. In the past three years, there have been seven martial artists in Qingzhou. This made Lord Lu's face very gloomy. Three days ago, Lord Yan Hongtu, the garrison of Qingzhou, sent a letter, and he laughed at this matter in his words. Of course, there are other things involved in the martial arts competition......"

When Yang Tong said this, he couldn't help but stop talking.

Lu Hengshan snorted coldly, "What's so bad about this, if our Mizhou Martial Academy occupies the top spot, I may be promoted." I've been in the Michigan garrison for five years, and I have both qualifications and abilities, but I just don't need an opportunity. ”

Song Zheng understood now, it turned out that Lu Hengshan, an old boy, wanted to be promoted. It's no wonder who doesn't want to be an official. It is estimated that after Lu Hengshan is promoted, the big brother Yang in front of him is very likely to take over the position of garrison, no wonder both of them show expectations for themselves. However, when Lu Hengshan said this, it was really not easy for him to refuse. Besides, this time Lu Hengshan came forward to perjury for himself, and Lu Yan was robbed again because of this, and he owed a favor. But my own business is also a big thing, how can this be good? Song Zheng was embarrassed.

Lu Hengshan saw that Song Zheng didn't speak, and he was a little embarrassed, "Stinky boy, don't be embarrassed, blame me for being obsessed with officials for a while, so I want you to be a 'general', I was also angry with that old guy Yan Hongtu, so I looked for you." Hehe, you just don't say these things when I didn't say them! ”

Having said that, Lu Hengshan still had a look of disappointment between his eyebrows.

Song Zheng smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't agree to Lord Lu, it's just that the exam is also in the autumn, I'm afraid that there will be a conflict between the two times." ”

Lu Hengshan couldn't help but rejoice when he heard Song Zheng's words, "So, if these two times are staggered, you are willing to contribute?" ”

Song Zheng vaguely felt that something was not right, but he had already said this, so he had to nod.

Lu Hengshan and Yang Tong glanced at each other and laughed, making Song Zheng incomprehensible.

Lu Hengshan smiled and said, "Do you know what day this year's lifting exam is?" Without waiting for Song Zheng to speak, Lu Hengshan continued: "The annual examination routine is the tenth and eleventh days of the first month of September, that is, the two days after the Double Ninth Festival. ”

Yang Tong said: "The annual competition of the Wushu Academy of the whole Shandong Road is not fixed, and it is generally not determined until June. However, this year was determined relatively early. The group competition of the Martial Arts Academy is on the sixth day of September before the Chung Yeung Festival, the first game of the sixth day of the new year, and the second game of the eighth day of the first month, and the first game of the group will be decided. After that, it coincides with the Chung Yeung Festival, and you have to rest for three days. The competition between the group winners officially began on September 12. On the twelfth, fourteenth, and sixteenth days, the leaders of the three groups were killed in pairs. If a team wins two games in a row, it will naturally be the first place. If each wins one game, they will be ranked according to the length of time they have won. ”

When Song Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, the time for the examination on Shandong Road was falling into the void of the martial arts competition, and this time, he couldn't refuse. (Ask for flowers, ask for collection)